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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 38 minutes ago

I'd also say, it's likely rooting your phone would work around this, though I don't recommend that from a security perspective.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 2 points 43 minutes ago

I guess it's time to buy a linux phone

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I honestly wish for the responsible people to die. A natural, painless death, but let it be quick. All of silicon valley is so evil it would be deemed unrealistic for a movie villain. They are selling out our freedoms and planet for what? They are already stinking rich.

[–] sbrodolino21@lemmy.world 3 points 44 minutes ago

Most moderate lemmy user when talking about digital freedom:

[–] AniZaeger@lemmy.world 11 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Last I checked, unverified software didn't run the risk of making my phone fly itself into, and bring down, a skyscraper.

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 hour ago

You haven't seen the way I write code.

[–] MetalMachine@feddit.nl 2 points 2 hours ago

Wtf is this

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 5 points 4 hours ago

The phone I have now is half way paid off... I will say it. It is a Samsung S23. I didn't want it. It is just my other phone literally died from a single drop of water! I won't get into the details. But I want grapheneOS or the most private OS I can.

Right now I have been carrying my phone less than before. I used to take it even to grocery store trips, but I am just getting sick of the endless monitoring, even if I am a terminally online person. I literally cannot leave my apartment without being on camera since my landlord has all the corridors and exits/entrances on 24/7 surveillance.

I know that a phone can be tracked even when on a private OS. And the EU's rules on wanting a copy of every single message sent out from all messaging apps (including signal) will still affect non-EU people, too. It fucking sucks.

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 18 points 6 hours ago

Well. They will try anyway.

[–] MSids@lemmy.world 28 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (9 children)

The Android ecosystem has been feeling more like an invasive chaotic advertisement machine the past few years. The play store is a cesspool, the weather app switch was poorly executed, Google Podcasts went to the graveyard, and Google pay getting shut down meant I had to switch back to vomits Venmo.

I still have Android gaming handhelds, but why wouldn't I just get an iPhone the next time I go to replace my phone? I can't believe I'm even saying that after being so die hard Android so for years.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 20 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

why wouldn’t I just get an iPhone

Jumping from the frying pan straight into the fire.

[–] MSids@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

I'm sure we all have a different perception, but my current view is that Google sells you a phone that they need to push ads and harvest vast amounts of data from you in order to make money on the phone, and Apple somehow needs to do this less.

Which company do you feel takes privacy more seriously? From what I understand, Google primarily makes their money from advertising.

[–] brendansimms@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Exactly this. Just left iOS and got a pixel8a and flashed grapheneos on it. Apple is doing the same shit. GOS might be a pain in the ass sometimes but I feel much better knowing that Tim Apple isn't reading my texts and monitoring my bank apps so they can target me with ads.

[–] MSids@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I can't do Graphene because of work. I am an IT manager, and one of our guys did graphene and had a host of issues with the work apps. I really can't risk any issues.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 41 minutes ago

This is the unfortunate hell I am in too. I'm debating an iPhone and I fucking hate Apple with a passion.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 11 points 5 hours ago

Yeah that's what I'm thinking too. Android's only advantage over the Apple ecosystem is being able to install apps. If that goes away there's no reason for me to stay.

[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Google pay being shut down is news to me. I still pay contactless with Google pay and also for paying on websites...

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/google-wallet

They migrated people over to the wallet. What was shut down was the app called "Google Pay"

[–] MSids@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Yes, sorry I should have clarified. The biggest loss was the person-to-person payments are now gone. I never understood why they had multiple apps that did the same thing. I seem to also remember a time where there was a Google pay and gpay app that lived side by side, so there were a total of three apps when there should have been one.

[–] cley_faye@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

They also managed to remove a feature from the fucking clock app. It's not much, but seriously, it's like a headless chicken running toward a cliff from the business end.

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[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 20 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 64 points 9 hours ago (5 children)

Google says it's no different than checking IDs at the airport.

Fucker, if I own the airport, own the planes in the airport, am the only person using my own planes in my own airport, then nobody is asking for my ID.

Our phone, our software choice.

[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 points 39 minutes ago

Read the contracts you sign when you buy your phone and you'll understand how wrong you are. The problem here is we have very little choices. Monopolies kill consumer choice.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Fucker, if I own the airport, own the planes in the airport, am the only person using my own planes in my own airport, then nobody is asking for my ID.

Okay, but what if Google owns the airport, the planes, and thinks it's entitled to own the people flying on them, to boot?

Our phone, our software choice.

You'll Own Nothing And Be Happy

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

There it is, haha.

Gave me a good chuckle as i'm with you here.

I have a similar sentiment when it comes to ads, my device, i pay for the internet and the device is inside my home. I'll decide if you get to show me ads.

[–] Fiery@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago

For ads at least the argument can be made that the content you consume is not yours and as such you should not be allowed to choose how it is monetized.

Google unilaterally deciding this is like Firefox or chrome adding ads to websites. Which is like no... They're the medium through which content is consumed.

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